Bathing suit



: p 1929. I A. SLOTOROFF BATHING SUIT Filed Aug. 29, 1927 INVENTOR Adda/017 S &

Jib/alarm I BY ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

ABRAHAM SLQTOROFF, OF BROOKLYN, YORK.

BATHING sun.

Application filed August 29, 1927. Serial No. 216,169.

An object of the present invention is to provide an improved bathing garment having a. convertible collar designed for. ready adjustment to a plurality of attractive and distinctiveforms in order that the ornamental effect of the garment may be varied.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment with the collar adjusted to one of its open forms; Fig. 2 a front view of the upper portion of the garment with the collar converted to an other open form"; Fig. 3 a similar view showing the collar adjusted toa closed form; and Fig. 4 an outer face view of an end of the'collar.

The garment comprises a body or waist 1 made of any suitable fabric and formed at its upper endto surround the neck when closed. The upper, neck-surrounding edge of the garment body is designated 2. Outwardly of said edge the body is formed with narrow shoulder portions 3 and arm holes 1. At the front the body is formed with an opening slit 5 which extends from the neck-surrounding edge 2 downwardly asuitable distance. 'Secured within the'body along one edge of-the opening slit is an inner flap 6 which underlaps the opposite edge'ofthe slit and base row of buttons 7 stitched to it along the slit.

These buttons engage in buttonholcs 8 formed in themargiual edge of the body overlying the flap 6. The flap and its row of buttons portion opening slit and terminates. material distance below the upper end of the slit; Along the opposite side of the slit from the buttons 7 V the body has a corresponding row of buttons 9 stitched to it for ornamental effect The garment structure includes a collar 10 in the form of a substantially straight band or strip fabric of substantially uniform width and pointed at the ends. Preferably the band is formed of freely flexible knitted fabric. It is stitched along its lower edge to the edge 53 of the garment body and its length is ,materially greater than that of. edge .2. so that it is provided with free front ends '11 which extend beyond the edges of the slit 5. and are formed with buttonholes 12 near their pointed extremities. Stitched to'the outer face of the collar at opposite sides of the slit 5 are two buttons 18. These buttons are extend upwardly from the lower end of the buttons 14 are secured to the front of the body 1 at opposite sides of the slit,' adjacent the arm holes, and spaced downwardly from the neck almost as far as the uppermost buttons 7 and 9. The upper and lower edges of the collar, the edges of the slit 5. and the edges of the arm holes are all braided as in dicated at .15. The braiding of the slit 5 merges with the lower edge of the collar along lines 16 which curve outwardly toward the ends of the collar. Atthe outer face of the collar is a ring 17 which is stitched to the collar at one point as indicated at 18. This point is located substantially in line with the right hand edge of the slit 5 so that the ring is located upon the collar between one of the buttonholes 12 and one of the buttons 13.

The collar is designed to be worn either open or closed. An open adjustment thereof is shown in Fig. 1. The upper margin of thecollaris here folded down at the back as indicated by the dotted lines, the collar ends 11 are brought straight down, and their buttonholes-12 engaged with the buttons lat over the breast. The upper portion of the slit 5 then forms a V which merges gracefully with the downwardly extending pointed ends of the collar; and folds 19 are formed in the body 1 to define an inner which mer es b with the sides of the collar. Thus a graceful neck opening is defined and this opening is trimmed at the sides by the dependi portions ofthe collar so that the garment at this point presents a very attractive and distinctive appearance. The collar and the bodv of the garment are preferably formed of fabrics differing in texture and color in order to enhance the trimming effect of the collar.

Another adjustment of the opened collar is shown in Fig. 2. Here the free extended ends 11 of the collar are folded back upon the body of the collar and their buttonholes 12 are one 'ed with the inn ons 13. This second ad srnicnt is a variation 01": the first to change the ornamental effect. In the adju ienfs SlJWl in ll 1 and 2. the rin 17 is concealed l y the collar. I C? In Fig. 3 the closedad fitment of the collaris shown. For this ad ustment the collar ends 11 are trained through the ring 17. folded back upon thebody of the collar and secured by the engagement of the buttons 13 with'the buttonholes '12. The collar then encloses the neck and the ends 11 produce the neat, trim and attractive appearance of a butterfly bow.-

ments thus provide simple means to readily vary the ornamental effect of the garment and produce an attractive and distinctive effect in each adjustment. lVhile I have disclosed the preferred. form of my invention I do not wish to be limited to this specific disclosure but reserve the right to make such changes as will lie within the scope of the claims. The fastening elements, for example, may be varied and the invention is obviously adaptable to other forms of garments.

I claim: I

1. In a garment, a collar con'iprising a freely flexible band formed with free extended ends; a ring attached to the outer face of the collar at a point spaced amaterial distance inward from the extremity of one of said extended ends and adapted to have said ends trained through it to fold back against the outer face of the collar; and fastening means to detachably hold the ends in their "folc ed back positions.

2. An article of manufacture comprising-a convertible garment including a freely flexible body or waist portion formed wit-h a front opening slit extending downward from the neck; a convertible collar in the form of a freely flexible straight band stitched along its lower edge to the body and formed with free front ends extending a material distance beyond the opening slit, said band being freely foldable both transversely and longitudinally; fastening means carried by the garn'ient body to releasably holdthe front slit closed at a point spaced downward a material distance from theup'per end thereof; a pair of fastening means secured to the body below the collar, spaced outwardly a material distance at opposite sides of the slit and adapted to detachably engage the extended collar ends and cooperate with said slit-fastenin means to hold the collar open with the back portion thereof folded outward and downwardalong a longitudinal medial line, the ends extending substantially straight downward and parallel to each other and spaced materially outward from the slit opening. and boththe collar and body folded outwtird obliquely to define an inner I along the fold lines converging downward upon the opposite sides of the collar to said slit-fastdiiino means and an outer f defined by the slit edwss converging downward from their junctures with the lower edge of the collar to said slit-fastening means; and means carried by the garment to releasably hold the collar in a closed upstanding adjustment with said lls closed. I V

3. As an article of manufacture, a garment comprising a freely flexible body or waist portion formed with a front opening slit entending downward from the neck; a convertible collar in the form of a freely flexible band stitched along its lower edge to the body and formed with free front ends normally lying a material distance laterally beyond the longitudinal line of the opening slit and substantially parallel with each other; fastening means carried by the garment body to releasably hold the front slit closed at a point spaced downward a material distance from the upper end thereof, whereby the collar will be normally open with the back portion thereof folded outward and downward along a longitudinal medial line, the free ends thereof extending substantially straight downward and parallel to each other and spaced materially outward from the slit opening, and both of the front portions of the collar and body will be folded outward obliquely to define an inner V along the fold lines converging downward from opposite sides of the collar to said slit-fastening means and an outer V defined by the upper free unfastened portions of the slit edges converging downward from their junctures with the lower edge of the collar to said slit-fastening means; and means carried by the garment to releasably hold the'free ends of the collar. 7

' t. An article of manufacture comprising a convertible garment including a freely flexible body or waist portion formed with a front opening slit extending downward from the neck; a convertible collar in the form of a freely flexible straight band stitched along its lower edge to the body" and formed with freefront ends extending a material distance beyondthe opening slit and each provided with a button-hole,said band being freely foldable both transversely and longitudinally; fastening means carried by the garment body to releasably hold the front slit closed at a point spaced downward a material distance from the upper end thereof; a pair of buttons secured to the body below the collar, spaced outwardly a material distance at opposite sidesof the slit and adapted to detachably engage thebutton-holes in the extended collar ends and cooperate with said slit-fastening means to hold the collar open with the back portionthereof folded outward and downward along a longitudinal medial line, the ends extending substantially straight downward and parallel to each other and spaced materially outward from the slit opening, and both the collar and body folded outward obliquely to define an inner V along the fold lines converging downward upon the opposite sides of the collar to'said slit-fastening means and an outer V defined by the slit edges converging downward from their junctares with the lower edge of the collar to said slitfastening means; and means carried by the garment cooperating withsaid button-holes to releasably hold the collar in a closed upstandingadjustment with said Vs closed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 

